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Aug.01.2012
William the Conqueror was quite proud of his successful invasion of England in 1066. Upon the hillside where England's King Harold was defeated and died, William began making plans to build "Battle Abbey" and dedicate it to Saint Martin. The Latin meaning for the name Martin is "Of Mars" ... "...
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Jul.27.2012
When one is trying to understand history, countries and geography, especially not one's native land, it's confusing as is the case with Breton, Brittany and Britain. Who, what, when and where did you say it is? Briton (or Breton) is the name of one of the tribes who invaded Britain before the Anglo...
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Jul.25.2012
The eighth in the DI Andy Horton series of marine mystery crime police procedural novels, Death Lies Beneath is officially published today in the UK in hardcover by Severn House. It will be published in the USA in November.
Death Lies Beneath by Pauline Rowson
When ex con, Daryl Woodley is...
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Jul.24.2012
When Duke William of Normandy invaded England in 1066 he was well prepared, not just with military might, ships, sailors and archers, but with a pre-fab castle. The clever invader brought fitted and framed timbers and barrels full of pegs in which to piece them together. William has this castle...
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Jul.22.2012
Aethlon: The Journal of Sport Journalism, Department of English, East Tennessee State University (1997) Excerpted from my first published piece.
He spent one afternoon, at the age of fourteen, glued to the 1966 World Cup semi-final game between England and Portugal, Charlton .v. Eusebio, the Lion...
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Jun.19.2012
I say "career" because obviously I'm not actually being paid (yet) But a new examination of something I've loved since I was a boy - the game of soccer - has me discovering just how deeply this game is woven into cultures across the world. The game has had, and continues to have via global...
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Jun.13.2012
The House of Windsor is the title used by the Royal Family of Great Britain since 1917. The name derives from Windsor Castle in Berkshire, England. Before 1917, the title of the British Royal Family was the House of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha. To my way of thinking, I see Saxe as Saxones as in Anglo-...
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Jun.11.2012
Got an assignment with San Francisco Chronicle as guest blogger to cover England's national soccer team in the Euro 2012 competition. Very excited about a new opportunity to write about something I love! Preview of first game is at The Beautiful Blog (link below) - tried to make it a...
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Jun.06.2012
The Jutes were members of one of the Low German tribes of Jutland, some of them settled in Kent, England after their 5th century invasion. An adjective for Jute is “Jutish” pronounced jootish. I can hear a Danish-accented tongue saying Jute for Judah. Judah of course, meaning the tribe of Judah....
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Jun.05.2012
Now that "The Gate House" is available again, as both as e-book and in print, I am turning my attention the my next book, tentatively titled "Lydia's Story." The manuscript is finished, and I am hoping to have news about a publisher soon.I describe "Lydia's Story" as a sequel/prequel to "The Gate...
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